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Meaning of aetosaur in English:

aetosaur

noun

(also aëtosaur)

Any reptile of the extinct order (or suborder) Aetosauria, known from fossil remains of the Triassic period, and comprising herbivorous diapsids that resembled heavily armoured crocodiles.

Pronunciation

aetosaur

/ˈiːtəsɔː/ /eɪˈiːtəsɔː/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Aëtosaurus, genus name from ancient Greek ἀετός eagle (from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin avis bird + ancient Greek -ετός, suffix forming nouns) + scientific Latin -saurus.